Most Iconic Rivals Samsung S 20 Vs Huawei P 40

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Most Iconic Rivals Samsung S 20 Vs Huawei P 40

Looking at the key differences between the brand new Huawei P40 Pro,and the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, So ideally we will  be doing this comparison between the S20 Ultra and the P40 Pro Plus,but that device is still some time away,it could be a month, maybe more.So for the time being, let;s look at the best from Huawei versus the best from Samsung.

Samsung S20 Vs Huawei P 40

So initially, let;s talk about the design and the build.Both of these are very premium.They;re both using a metal frame with curved glass panels on the front and the back,and they both also have a rectangular camera module on the left hand side of the back.The S20 Ultra does have a larger camera module,and it;s also a larger overall device.So, I would say that the P40 Prois more comfortable overall it;s also a little bit lighter.Both devices are IP68 water and dust resistance.But, I do like the look of the P40 Pro overall from the back, the camera module is smaller and you also have more color options.Quite nice-looking color options actually whereas the S20 Ultra is pretty plain.You;ve just got the gray and the black.  Now if we turn the devices around,then things are a little bit different.I actually prefer the overall look of the S20 Ultra because you do have a smaller punch out which is in the center versus the pill sheet punched outthat we;ve got on the P40 Pro.This kind of reminds me of the S10 Plus that we had last year.And don;t get me wrong, it;s there for a reason.There are some sensors inside here,which we;ll talk about in a little bit.But overall, aesthetically speaking,I do prefer the look of the front of the S20 Ultra,versus that of the Huawei P40 Pro.

Display

Now let;s talk a little bit about these displays.So both displays are all the displays,you do get a larger display on the S20 Ultra.One of the reasons why it;s a bigger device,and you also have a higher resolution on the S20 Ultra with a higher 120 hertz refresh rate.Now, that sounds all good on paper but one of the things is with the S20 Ultra that if you do want that 120 hertz refresh rate,then you can only use that at full HD resolution.So that;s 10 ATP, it;s not going to work with Quad HD plus resolution.The P40 Pro on the other hand, has a resolution that kind of sits in between HD and Quad HD,and it also has a refresh rate that sits between 60 hertz and 120 hertz.So it;s a 90 hertz display and I think this is quite smart from Huawei because it gives you a good balance overall,you;re not going to get crazy high resolution or crazy high refresh rate but you have something that;s going to give you good resolution higher than full HD and a higher refresh rate than your standard 60 hertz.So, I think this is going to come down to your personal preference in my opinion,both of these are very, very good displays,I can;t really complain on using either of these.

On display finger print scanner

On both devices also have an in display fingerprint scanner which is very, very fast on both of these.You;ve got an optical in-display fingerprint scanner on the P40 Pro.It;s an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner on the S20 Ultra.Now realistically speaking, I think both of these,although there;s different technology, in my experience,they both are very, very fast and work really well.

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Camera

The cameras so we have got some very interesting camera setups here on both of these devices. And both have a similar camera setup in that they have a primary camera, an ultra  wide camera,a zoom camera with periscope technology which is going to give you roughly around five times optical zoom,and then there;s also a time of flight sensor for depth information.Now let;s break these cameras down.So for the primary cameras,the S20 Ultra does have a high resolution,but remember pixels on everything and realistically speaking on both of these devices you are going to be shooting up, roughly around 12 megapixels,that;s when you;re going to be able to get the most out of these cameras and the sensors.And the P40 Pro does have a slightly larger sensor size.Now both of these have very large sensors which will be great for low light.Now the Huawei P40 Pro does take things a little bit differently and it does have a red yellow on a blue sense rather than the traditional red,green and blue and while we see this allows it to capture more light. This is also the case with the periscope zoom camera,a red yellow on a blue sensor versus the red green and blue,12 megapixels versus 48 megapixels but once again,you;re going to be pretty much shooting at 12 megapixels.You;ve got roughly about five times optical zoom on both of these with higher zoom lens for hybrid zoom and as it says on here on the S20 Ultra,you do have up to 100 times digital zoom but honestly speaking, I;ve said this before,it;s not really practical to use at that level.It;s there, but I wouldn;t really recommend using it and I do think that, you know, it;s a bit of a gimmick,calling it 100 times zoom camera when the results that you get are not really usable.Now for the ultra wide cameras,the P40 Pro does have a higher overall resolution,but the S20 Ultra does have a wider field of view.So you;re going to be able to capture more into your shot with that.

Video Capturing

Some of the software updates I;m still waiting for. Now when it comes to video, the S20 Ultra can film at up to 8K, so it does get that advantage here.Now 8K footage is very, very sharp.It does crop in.It;s not really that usable,if you;re going to be using a hand held you do have to have it on a tripod.Nevertheless, it is impressive to have 8K video recording on a smartphone.This is something that you don;t have on the P40 Pro.You;ve got 4K up to 60 frames a second on both devices and for the front-facing cameras,the S20 Ultra has a high resolution but as mentioned,the P40 Pro does have that additional depth sensor.Once again, we are going to have to really see lots of results.

Processor & Storage

The S20 Ultra, you can either have the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset,or the Exynos 990 series.Now which one of these you getwill vary depending on your region.Having used both myself,I can tell you that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipsetis better overall in terms of performance and battery life especially.But nevertheless, both are very, very fastthe Kirin 995 chipset is what we;ve got on the P40 Pro,which is also very, very fast.I think in terms of speed and performance,both of these are right up there.The S20 Ultra does come with more RAM.You;ve got 12 gigabytes as a base with an option for 16 gigabytes, whereas the P40 Pro just comes with eight gigabytes of RAM.And for storage, the P40 Pro does come with a larger base storage version of 256 gigabytes.The S20 Ultra comes with a base of 128 gigabytes and you can get a 512 gigabyte option.Both devices do have expandable storage.However, the P40 Pro it is a proprietary nano memory card which is from Huawei. On the S20 Ultra, you do have a standard micro SD card so that;s going to be much cheaper and much more easily accessible to expand storage on the S20 Ultra.Now, let;s a little bit about the audio.So neither of these of course have a 3.5 mm jack.This is something that we;ve had to say goodbye to a long time ago.But the S20 Ultra does have series speakers.There;s one bottom firing and there;s one in the APs. The P40 Pro only has a single bottom firing speaker.So the S20 Ultra when it does come to the overall audio experience, I do prefer it compared to the P40 Pro.And when it comes to the batteries,the S20 Ultra also has a larger battery.You;ve got a 5,000 milliamp hour battery versus the 4,200 milliamp hour battery.Now in terms of battery life, the S20 Ultrain my use has been very, very good especially the Qualcomm Snapdragon version,which has been around 20% better in my experience compared to the Exynos version.

The P40 Pro, But have some advantages that the P40 Pro does have over the S20 Ultra when it comes to charging.Firstly, you;ve got 40 watt charging out of the box.So that;s included,you;re not going to have to buy that separately.The S20 Ultra comes with a 25 watt charger out of the box,although you can get a 45 watt charger.You do have to buy that separately however.On the P40 Pro also has passed the wireless charging,27 watt fast wireless charging.Now the P40 Pro Plus does have up to 40 watt wireless charging,but this is unfortunately not the case here on the P40 Pro.I say unfortunately but 27 watts wireless charging is faster than most wireless charging out thereon lots of other devices.Both devices also have reverse wireless charging,so you can charge other devices using these devices.Now, I;m not sure of the exact speed.This hasn;t been specified, I;ll try to test this out and see which one is faster.And before we move on to pricing and availability,let;s talk about software.I;ve left this to the end because there;s a lot to talk about.So the S20 Ultra, Android 10 comes with one UI on top.Works really well, software;s absolutely fine.The P40 Pro, unfortunately does not come with Google Play services.So it;s got Android 10 with EMUI 10.1,and there is easy ways to get most most of your apps.So you can see here, I;ve got Facebook, Twitter,Instagram, Whats App, Outlook.They all work absolutely fine.And, sometimes you do have to take a few extra steps to get those apps.But generally speaking,it;s not that much of a hard experience.However, you won;t be able to get Google Play services here on the P40 Pro, not for now anyway.